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42 minutes ago, Picard said:

Keep them for D2 next year?

Might not be any better. They lack technique and sometimes discrétion. Prest survived a tight caught behind appeal only to play a ridiculous waft 2 balls later. He didn't need to do that, it's rabbits in headlights stuff.

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40 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

You have to wonder just what's going on with Orr to not even get tried out ahead of three or four awful opening batsmen.

Must have upset someone's applecart.

I'd clear out all the coaches and start over. No-one is progressing, most are going backwards.

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This has been coming for a couple of seasons. Fragile batting putting pressure on bowling. Losing Vince and Dawson the steadying bit of side is big loss

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6 minutes ago, saint michael said:

This has been coming for a couple of seasons. Fragile batting putting pressure on bowling. Losing Vince and Dawson the steadying bit of side is big loss

At least Vince gave fair notice, he's an exilé so it made sense. Dawson just jacked it in between two matches, must have just had enough of it. 

We need a total clear out from top to bottom.

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1 hour ago, Window Cleaner said:

At least Vince gave fair notice, he's an exilé so it made sense. Dawson just jacked it in between two matches, must have just had enough of it. 

We need a total clear out from top to bottom.

Choice of:

- Believe in Domingo as head coach, mass turnover of players and let the out of contract batters go back to local cricket/minor counties and full time employment. Keep Gubbins for a one more year but but not as an opener.

- Or if the club believe in the younger players as a bulk cohort (some of them are far from young now though) and try changing the coach.

Domingo needs a fast start in the Blast but can’t see it with these players.

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Domingo isn't the only coach in question here. You have to look at Adams and Middleton plus all the auxillary coaches. Domingo has just got here, the rot is in the timbers since a few seasons. 

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Looking good for the draw at least. Lehmann showing them how to bat.

As long as we make it to tea with only 6 down we should bé alright. Still be bottom though.

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44 minutes ago, Toadhall Saint said:

Blast starts today - looks like both the matches against Somerset are being shown on sky.

So no youtube then.

Our batting looks quite promising but I'm less sure about the bowling.

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Not looking great so far. Vince made a quickish 58, Albert 23 but the rest looks like business as usual on the Hampshire batting front. Perhaps we'll bowl really well.

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Obviously Somerset are one of the best teams in it but we look little better in this than we have in the CC. 7 wickets down for 41 to finish it off, never in a million years will we defend 158.

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I think that batting looks really weak - I know they are waiting for Stubbs but too many nurdlers in that line up when you need rope clearers. 
The way 20/20 is played nowadays you have no room for the likes of Weatherly and Prest - unless they could be genuine anchors, which they can’t.

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1 minute ago, Hodgey said:

I think that batting looks really weak - I know they are waiting for Stubbs but too many nurdlers in that line up when you need rope clearers. 
The way 20/20 is played nowadays you have no room for the likes of Weatherly and Prest - unless they could be genuine anchors, which they can’t.

Well yes but I suppose they'll be replaced by Lehmann and Stubbs. Potgieter will drop out presumably.

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49 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

I don’t think we’ll survive 15 overs the way this is going. Cartwright and Potgeiter are not Ellis and Brevis.

16.2 actually. Dawson and Currie slowed them down slightly.

So Fuller, Lumsden and Potgieter need replacing. Wood as well probably but we all know that's not going to happen.

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1 hour ago, Hodgey said:

I think that batting looks really weak - I know they are waiting for Stubbs but too many nurdlers in that line up when you need rope clearers. 
The way 20/20 is played nowadays you have no room for the likes of Weatherly and Prest - unless they could be genuine anchors, which they can’t.

They’re something rhyming with anchors…

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55 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

I don’t think we’ll survive 15 overs the way this is going. Cartwright and Potgeiter are not Ellis and Brevis.

Beavis and Butthead couldn’t have defended 150 on a Taunton shirtfront to be fair.

Need some more first class batters from somewhere. Find a couple with a dual passport in a southern winter where they need work and let the lads in the top order take up those posts managing Curry’s/PC World near the Utilita Bowl and demolish New Milton’s bowling attack on a Sunday. 

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6 minutes ago, Window Cleaner said:

16.2 actually. Dawson and Currie slowed them down slightly.

So Fuller, Lumsden and Potgieter need replacing. Wood as well probably but we all know that's not going to happen.

Yeah they stuttered slightly when they lost the three wickets but it was still as comfortable as they could have hoped for. Manny will need patience. He looks a real prospect but those first three balls, well they don’t come much worse than that.

 

What’s the latest on Turner’s injury, anyone?

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1 hour ago, Window Cleaner said:

Made 200/4. Good batting from Weatherly,Stubbs and Cartwright. 

Might have been some poor bowling choices, some of them got absolutely hammered.

Currie probably the difference with 4/18.

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Much better - Stubbs makes a massive difference - made Weatherly more relaxed and took the pressure off Cartwright.

Not sure about Neals quality but he bowled well today. Commentators all thought a strike bowler is what we are missing (in place of Neal or Fuller) which I tend to agree with, Baker suggested but he’s a bit wild for me and gets hit about a lot (then again so does Fuller but on his day he can bat).

Think we also need to find a replacement for Prest (Mayes ?) who sadly looks unable to fulfil his potential.

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11 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

That’s as good as you can ask for an evening’s cricket. Cold cider, warm weather and a decent Hampshire win. Stubbs was a huge addition and Neal had a good night. 

Was a good day all round what with the women winning as well.

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Time for our annual home walloping by Surrey in the Blast. Can’t figure out why Lehmann gets left out in favour of either Prest or JW. They’re both run a ball, low teen batters in T20.

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7 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Surrey 143-8 but need to see both sides bat. All bowled very well bar Rod’s son in law who was decent many years ago.

I hope his last over doesn't cost us this match. That would be a travesty for the other players who've done well.

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10 minutes ago, Window Cleaner said:

I hope his last over doesn't cost us this match. That would be a travesty for the other players who've done well.

1/63 off 4. Right in the slot for Clark every ball. When you’re pushing 40 and down at barely 70mph, at least have some variations on the crease, angles, moon balls, off/leg cuts. He’d be cannon fodder these days in the Hampshire leagues let alone county white ball. Unless he adopts spin and makes an amazing reinvention, he’s finished as a ‘pace’ bowler.

Hopefully Vince, Stubbs and Cartwright do the business despite that. It’s like a little family firm with Wood there though. The nepotism is blatant. Coach ought to know better.

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14 minutes ago, Window Cleaner said:

Questionable tactic by Surrey giving us a helping hand.

Helping Albert but Weatherley’s form lasted all of one game. Vince not quite off the plane yet. Toby Albert did well in the Blast last year, hopefully again as Stubbs and Cartwright can’t do it all every time. 
Balls - jinxed it, Albert out for 30. Go Dawse though, 11 off his first 3 balls!

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68-3 with Prest and Dawson tucking into the Surrey attack, with Tom Curran and Jordan Clark bowling too straight. Majid got mauled by Albert earlier on. Ahead of the rate by quite a bit, hopefully this stand builds between Prest and Dawse and then the overseas boys can smash us home with 2-3 overs to spare.

84-3 off 9 - good going lads. Shit - Curran has been crap but got Tom Prest out for 25. Well ahead on rate so keep our heads and should win.

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